With more than 300 participants, the Medical Informatics Initiative symposium took place in Jena on 11 September 2025.
Berlin, 11 September 2025. Is digital health data the key to better medicine? More than 300 experts discussed this question at the Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) symposium in Jena on 11 September 2025. Under the theme ‘From the region to Europe: utilising health data – strengthening research – improving care’, the MII provided fascinating insights into current developments, specific research findings and future prospects regarding the use of health data in Germany and Europe. The symposium was opened by Katharina Peter, Head of the Sub-Department for Technologies in the Life Sciences at the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), which has been funding the MII since 2015.